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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a crushing and ...
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of ...
Sweltering heat in the Philippines can curb farm production, disrupt water and power and weigh on businesses, but it also takes a toll on students, hampering the Southeast Asian nation's efforts ...
[1] [2] Heat indices peaked at 53 °C (127 °F) in Iba in the Philippines on 28 April 2024. The heat wave has been attributed to a combination of causes, including climate change and El Niño. [1] In some countries, the high heat has caused excessive energy demand. Drought conditions have worsened across the region. In Indonesia, dengue ...
In the Philippines, temperatures reached up to 37 °C (99 °F), [39] while the heat index rose to 48 °C (118 °F) in Butuan on 21 April – the highest in the country so far for 2023. [40] A power cut at a secondary school resulted in nearly 150 students being affected by heat stroke; two students were rushed to a hospital. [ 39 ]
China experienced the worst heat wave in world history during the summer of 2022. [29] Heat waves in India and Pakistan in the spring caused 90 deaths. [30] [31] North America also had significant heat waves, which caused 19 deaths in July alone. [32] Both July and August saw the warmest daily minimums on record in the United States.
The heat wave was especially severe in northern Argentina and Chile, along neighboring areas in and around the Andes Mountains. Some locations set all-time heat records. [1] Several states also had the hottest September temperatures in history, often reaching more than 40°C. [2] In mid-July, Brazil began experiencing elevated temperatures.
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